St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-19

orized. The difference between
$1,000 and $1,000 is 5000, SO tie
services of two men for six months III
the year are secured for that small
amount. The appointment of a super.
intendent of park police at a salary or
$500 was also authorized as the law Ill
reefs. This action brought out FRO
test from the older members of the
board, and has been productive of two
editorial ShriekS of a column each from
the morning. and evening edl-
tons of the. Minneapolis news VS.
paper aggregation. Concerning the
latter nothing need be said
except in the way of correction, for
abuse and viliiication from such sources
will not change the opinion OF a single
citizen nor cause blade OF grass 20
grow in any of the several parks. In the
first place no increase of expenses has
been made, but rather saving, save ~
the employment of superintendent OF
police. Some of the recent brilliant
legislation" as President LOring has
termed it, provides that the park board
shall employ and pay its police force;
Some of the members OF the board
think that by an omission to fulfill this
requirement of the law that the police
commission could be called upon to fur
nish protection for the parks. But, as
the police are paid by the people, it does,
not matter whether they are Furnished
by the park or the police commissions
AS the police force has been cut down
One-fOurth by recent removals and cam
not now properly guard the city 1t is
just as well that a separate force should
be created for the parks. N-5
80
The present superintendent of parks
was not removed nor were his assist
ants appointed. Two names were pre-
scented for the latter positions, but upen
the protest of President Loring thee
were withdrawn, although the minority
actually urged their appointment for
the simple satisfaction which could he
enjoyed i'll the future in accusing the
majority of unwise appointments.
Superintendent Berry may see fit TO
resign, and if he does there is no more
'eason for suppos,ng that com
petent man cannot be en-
plOyed in his stead than that
the leaves will fall from the trees in the
parks, or that there is any truth i'm the
statements that lie has saved the city
$4,000 year. or is 1.-The only compe-
tent superintendent in the country" or
that his place is to be filled by "Some
nincompoop precinct caucus worker"
or that the assistants will he q couple
of saloonkeepers who will go out of
business on account of the 1000
license"
President Loring has probably been
OF great service to the city in as posi-
ton; he certainly has the credit for
this, but neither he nor his supporters
own the parks, and if their plans hap
pen TO be interfered with or the salary
OF their favorite superintendent is cut
down Sl,000 il need not he inferred that
the park and boulevard system is going
to be wiped out of existence.
-
1t is within the bounds of possibility
that the majority of the board is MAX
ing Il mistake, but that is yet to be de-
ternined. At any rate the retaliat0ry
course OF the Democrats, or their par
tlZanShip, or whatever it may be called,
shines out as unSclfiShneSs OF the pureSt
type in comparison with that OF
the Republicans, who, through
their majority in the Legislature,
took away from the mayor of the city
the powers he was elected to exercise,
and have since, through the board of
police commissioners. dlsorganized and
crippled the police force for the purpose
OF Wreaking political vengeance upon a
man whose defeat they could not ell
compass at the polls. Even taking this
view of the situation, it would seem that
thcDemocratS would be justified in al
most any course of retaliation.